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Passionfruit Martini at Rahu

120210_05Rahu bar manager Dorn Ouk created this fruity cocktail four months ago when a customer put him on the spot and asked him to make a cocktail that wasn’t on the menu. A couple shots of spirits and an impressive display with a cocktail-shaker later, the Passionfruit Martini was born.

Cheaper than a rose: things to do on Valentine’s Day for singles

Being single on Valentine’s Day is a time to congratulate yourself for being sensible. Still, it may be difficult to refrain from getting swept up in the sales pitches and sentimentality that accompany the annual event.

7 spots for swimming

120210_04aPhnom Penh offers a range of options for taking a dip. Most hotels welcome day guests, though rates and amenities vary.

Q&A: Abe Becker

120210_03Khlot Vibolla, director of the National Library of Cambodia, believes that inspiring people to read begins with creating a space where access to books is free. She spoke to 7days about the library’s dramatic history as well as its future.

Photographer follows camera to reveal his artistic reflections

120209_17German expatriate Peter Bolster will exhibit more than 50 original photographs taken over the past seven years.

Ford Explorer 2012 hits the Kingdom

120209_18aFord Explorer – the vehicle that defined a segment – is now on sale in Cambodia.

Massaging back your sex life

120208_18aAhmad Noor Mohamad Haidar claims he knows how to massage clients in order to improve their sexual performance.

Gold rush at Angkor

120203_16aI became a tour guide in 2005 and deeply regret that I did not start that business earlier. I had no idea how much money a German, French, Spanish, Italian or Russian-speaking tour guide can make in Cambodia.

Insider Gallery opens at InterContinental

120203_03aBlack and white charcoal drawings of Phnom Penh’s future were selected for the official opening exhibition of The Insider Gallery at InterContinental Hotel Phnom Penh yesterday.

Cafe Living Room hosts vintage sale

120203_03bLadies, brace yourselves for a selection of skirts, blouses, dresses, jackets, scarves and bags fashionable from the late 1800s through to the 1990s. From February 16 to 19, a four day boutique vintage clothing sale will be held in the city.

Out to Lunch: The search for the city’s top taco

120203_04Buried in the confines of a tortilla under accumulated layers of assorted items, the taco is no ordinary meal. It calls for the elements of life to be proffered up to the hungry in an elegant yet simple manner, and to be consumed in the most natural way – with our bare hands.

Going under the needle in Phnom Penh

120203_05aPhnom Penh is home to numerous tattoo parlours, as well as a range of renowned local and international artists.

Khmer Rouge Tribunal book launched in Khmer

120203_05bThe Khmer language edition of Getting Away With Genocide? Elusive Justice and the Khmer Rouge Tribunal was launched last Wednesday night at the ACE auditorium, to an audience that included two survivors of the Tuol Sleng prison.

Opening Doors tour launches in Kampot

A series of music concerts by local and international artists will provide free music performances and cultural entertainment to underprivileged people living in Cambodia’s rural areas from February 4 to 11.

Villagers have high hopes for ox-cart racing

120201_17In a rice field left fallow after the harvest, residents of Prey Ta Ouk village, Kampong Speu province, watched and cheered on the winners of the village’s 7th Khmer traditional ox-cart race.